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Maya is born
American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist is born in St Louis
Marguerite is her real name -
danced/worked in strip clubs to keep her going until she was discovered theatrical people
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MLKJ nominated Maya for the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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moved to New York, became friends with prominent Harlem writers, and got involved with the civil rights movement
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moved to Egypt for editor
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moved to Ghana for editor
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wrote the Pulitzer-winning screenplay and composed the score for the film Georgia, Georgia
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returned to the United States and was appointed by Gerald Ford to the Bicentennial Commission and later by Jimmy Carter to the Commission for International Woman of the Year
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named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
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Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton
made her the first to recite a poem at inauguration since Robert Frost -
Published 7 Autobiographical Books
Mom & Me & Mom (Random House, 2013); Letter to My Daughter (Random House, 2008); All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (Random House, 1986); The Heart of a Woman (Random House, 1981); Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (Random House, 1976); Gather Together in My Name (Random House, 1974); and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Random House, 1969) -
Published many forms of poetry
Poems (Bantam Books, 1997)
A Brave and Startling Truth (Random House, 1995)
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Random House, 1994)
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (Random House, 1993)
Life Doesn't Frighten Me (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1993)
Now Sheba Sings the Song (Dial Books, 1987)
Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (Random House, 1983)
Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (Random House, 1975)
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (Random House, 1971), -
Maya dies
found by nurse in the hospital